2001 Breeding Herd Summary- Australia
Measurement Median Median to Median +1STD >Median +1STD    
BREEDING PERFORMANCE      
Repeat Services, % 11.5 12.7 7.7
Multiple Matings, % 92.8 94.7 97
Entry-to-first-service interval, days 35 46.9 39.4
Sows bred by seven days, % 88 90 90.3
Weaning-to-first-service interval 6.25 6.2 6.05
Average nonproductive days 63 71 54
FARROWING PERFORMANCE    
Average gestation length 115 115 114
Average parity of farrowed sows 3.2 3.2 3.2
Farrowing interval 147 147 144
Farrowing rate, % 73.6 75.8 79.1
Average total pigs per litter 11.3 11.5 12.0
Average pigs born alive/ litter 10.4 10.6 11.0
Average stillborn pigs 0.7 0.7 0.6
Average mummies per litter 0.1 0.2 0.3
Percent <7 bornalive 9.6 9.8 6.7
PWM for farrowed and weaned 12.8 12.8 10.0
Litters per female per year 2.2 2.0 2.3
Litters per mated female per year 2.3 2.3 2.4
Old litters/mated females/year 2.2 2.2 2.3
WEANING PERFORMANCE      
Pigs weaned per litter weaned 9.0 9.3 9.7
Average age at weaning 21.8 21.9 21.3
Pigs weaned per sow 8.9 9.1 9.9
Pigs weaned/ mated female/ year 20.4 21.4 23.5
Old pigs wnd/ mated female/ year 19.3 20.3 22.4
Pigs weaned/ female/ year 19.4 19.6 22.4
Pigs weaned/ lifetime 32.5 29.5 36.0
POPULATION      
Average female inventory (AFI) 369 354 450
Average gilt pool inventory 20 26 32
Sow: Boar Ratio 19 20 21
Average parity 2.5 2.5 2.5
Replacement rate, % 56 61 47
Culling rate, % 39 38 40
Death rate, % 5.7 8 5.7
Average parity of culled sows 4.0 3.6 3.9
#Farms Included= 56     Median (based on Pigs Weaned/ Mated Female/ Year) = 20.4    STDEVP= 2.78